The Route That I Took
Written by Sammy Kershaw & George Jones
Recorded by Sammy Kershaw

(Capo on 2)

Intro.:  |(D) |(A) | x 2

I've traveled (D)millions of miles hung with (G)good and bad (D)crowds
Been on top and went down low (A)too
Paid off some (D)long overdues held the (G)king and bad (D)news
And I've been lonesome a (A)time or (D) 2 (D7)

(Chorus)
I've been (G)lost in the whiskey, did (D)some running on empty
I've lived hard, it's all in the (A)move
But the (D)lines on my face ain't the (G)miles that you (D)see
It's just the (A)route that I (D)took

Change some (D)things if I could, I just don't (G)know if I (D)would
My roots, have been rough and (A) smooth
Remember (D)where I came from, just not (G)home, that I've (D)gone
It's not much, I (A)haven't lived (D)through (D7)

(Chorus)
I've been (G)lost in the whiskey, did (D)some running on empty
I've lived hard, it's all in the (A)move
But the (D)lines on my face ain't the (G)miles that you (D)see
Oh, it's just the (A)route that I (D)took

(Tag)
Oh, it's just the (A)route that I (G)took, oh yeah (D) -----